Example sentences of "[pron] set off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I set off to the sound of Mick trying to tune into his sports programme . |
| 2 | Then , at 7pm , I set off on the drive south to San Francisco . |
| 3 | But that alone did n't daunt my spirit , so I set off on the second day with a little more trepidation but just as much determination to learn to sail . |
| 4 | Before I set off for the station for the train to Puno , I loaded up with imodium to seal my loose , nervous bowels ; folded my chain and felt its weight in my hand . |
| 5 | Anyway , being in the fortunate position to be able to drive along the road to Corrour , although my car suspension did n't agree it was so fortunate , a companion and I set off for the first peak , Beinn Eibhinn from halfway along the road , above the river Ghuilbinn . |
| 6 | And so I set off across the field . |
| 7 | She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house . |
| 8 | But once you have unfolded an ordnance survey map and made the cheese and pickle sandwiches , it 's hard to change your mind , and so on a hot June day I set off up the zig-zagging tourist path from Glen Nevis at ten o'clock in the morning . |
| 9 | I set off up the stairs . |
| 10 | Once I had unpacked , I set off down the lane to have a look at the Round Tower before dark . |
| 11 | Bright and early next morning , I set off down the lane to work , my drawing pad and pens in my jauntily swinging plastic bag . |
| 12 | 1.05pm — Having left Tony and his Mum at his appointment , I set off in the direction of the A4 . |
| 13 | I met Mr Coary and Mr Rafter of the sewing-machine shop , and once the back-slapping was over , I set off in the manager 's car for my new lodgings . |
| 14 | ‘ My Cat ’ , it began , ‘ was in agony due to being hung upside down from our bedroom window by my brother , when I set off in the luxurious coach provided for us . |
| 15 | I set off in the van to ask on imported cereal intake if he 's seen it . |
| 16 | A long ridge-walk requires an early start , and a companion and I set off from the hotel at 8.30 , toast crumbs still trembling on our lips , to attain the ridge by the first peak , Creag a' Mhaim . |
| 17 | Thinking to steal a march on watchful eyes I set off from the Cross Inn ( not long established as the only hotel and bar ) at 6.15 a.m. and headed for Port of Ness and the Butt of Lewis . |
| 18 | After such a day of damage it was a somewhat depleted fleet which set off on the return journey on Sunday . |
| 19 | What the camera can not reveal is when you set off on the second nine from the 10th tee , by the time you reach the green you have travelled nearly 60 feet downhill . |
| 20 | FOLLOWING two years of fund raising and six to eight weeks hard net practice we set off for the Far East on December 16 , 1991 for a combined cricket and hockey tour . |
| 21 | Malc 's parents moved into our house to look after Lee and Max and loaded with amps , speakers and suitcases , we set off for the first of twelve gigs — a Sunday lunch , one spot , fourteen quid — money for old rope . |
| 22 | Mohammed came with us to Taroudant where Aziz organised the Tichka end ( his patch ) and we set off for the mountains . |
| 23 | In the morning providentially we set off for the frontier , and there to my great delight I saw the familiar face of Mr Derrick Robinson , Rhodesia 's Assistant Commissioner of Police , standing beside a BMW motor car which was to convey me to Salisbury . |
| 24 | We set off for the ‘ shoot ’ on what turned out to be a dull , damp and extremely grey day , to Ickworth House and gardens — a National Trust property — near Bury St. Edmunds . |
| 25 | Refreshed , and filled once again with energy we set off for the second time that day . |
| 26 | He placed his arm round my waist , which gave me a pleasurable feeling I 'd never experienced , and then we set off to the picture house . |
| 27 | After a quick breakfast we set off to the first address on the list . |
| 28 | My father always used to say , ‘ The holiday begins the moment we set off on the way . ’ |
| 29 | Then at Dunkirk we set off on the first 400-mile stage to our overnight stop at Vandanesse . |
| 30 | We set off through the lovely village of Stonethwaite and up the steep woodland path towards Great Crag . |